Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. Passengers pile in, as many as 25 per vehicle ...

A small scale lithium production permit has meanwhile been accorded to Nigerien firm Compagnie Miniere de Recherche et d’Exploitati ...

On 5 February, I travelled to Agadez alongside Mr. Mohamed Abdou, Niger's Ministry of Interior's Director General (DG) of the Civil Registry, Migration and Refugees, to meet with the refugee ...

Niamey, Niger — Niger on Sunday announced the imminent start of copper mining in its desert north as the country ... de l’Air (Cominair SA) in the Agadez region, according to a council of ...

At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in retreat.

Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday.

Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year's exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday.